Monday, April 15, 2013
United Nations Outlines Plan For Agriculture Prosperity
The United Nations announced a new plan in order to secure agricultural prosperity by sharing genetic resources.
As climate change is beginning to affect food growers and suppliers worldwide, the United Nations outlined a plan to secure agricultural prosperity for future generations, according toUN.org.
One of the ideas is to share genetic resources so people everywhere have reliable crops to grow.
Dan Gustafson, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recently addressed the concerns while speaking at the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
United Nations Outlines Plan For Agriculture Prosperity
“Climate change impacts are expected to reduce agricultural productivity, stability and incomes in many areas that already experience high levels of food insecurity,” Gustafson said. “Yet world agricultural production must increase 60 percent by the middle of this century – less than 40 years from now – to keep pace with the food requirements of the world’s growing population.”
In regards to the bleak outlook of world agriculture, he mentioned that the world must share resources in order to prosper.
“[Genetic resources] for food and agriculture play a crucial role in enabling crops, livestock, aquatic organisms and forest trees to withstand climate change-related conditions,” Gustafson said.
According to the U.N., “75 percent of crop genetic diversity was lost in the last century as farmers switched to genetically uniform, high-yielding varieties and abandoned multiple local varieties.”
This could have drastic side effects if one crop were to be susceptible to certain threats, such as diseases. If there is no genetic alternative, it could be hard to recover that crop or grow a new one.
A Turkish variety of wheat from 1948 was rediscovered in the 1980′s, the UN said. This particular strain was resistant to many types of disease-causing fungi and is now used as the basis for developing new wheat strains. If there was only one type of wheat for many generations, it would be impossible to alter the genetic code of a problematic crop using an older strain that may have beneficial characteristics.
As of now, there are “30,000 edible terrestrial plant species in the world,” the U.N. reported.
However, “30 of those crops account for 95 percent of human food energy needs.” These include foods like rice, wheat and maize. Even if genetic diversity will see a decline, Gustafson remains adamant about our future growing conditions.
“Adaptation of the agriculture sector is not merely an option, but an imperative for human survival, and genetic resources will form an essential part of any adaptation strategy,” he said. “Ensuring food security in the face of climate change is among the most daunting challenges facing humankind.”
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Snoop Lion Feat. Miley Cyrus – Ash Trays
Snoop Lion Feat. Miley Cyrus – Ash Trays
If you saw this collaboration coming, you must be Yoda or something.
Snoop Lion teams up Hannah Montana a.k.a. Miley Cyrus for their song “Ash Tray”. Gotta say, Hannah Montana really hit the skids once that show ended, but not a bad song. If I didn’t know it was Miley Cyrus on the hook, I’d probably like it better. Listen below.
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Fall Out Boy Feat. 2 Chainz – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Remix)
Here’s a surprise collaboration from 2 Chainz. He teams up with the reincarnated group, Fall Out Boy for “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Remix)”. Listen below.
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Snoop Lion Feat. Drake – No Guns Allowed [Video]
Snoop Lion Feat. Drake – No Guns Allowed[Video]
Snoop Lion teams up with Drake for this sentimental video about gun control. The reggae tune meshes well with the overall message. Watch above.
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Drake – 5 AM In Toronto
Drake – 5 AM In Toronto
Drake drops a visual for his “5 AM In Toronto” track. Shit bangs. Watch above.
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Nicki Minaj Debuts “High School” With Lil Wayne On MTV [HD] [Video] [Interview]
Nicki Minaj Debuts “High School” With Lil Wayne On MTV [HD] [Video] [Interview]
Late last night, Nicki Minaj finally debuted the HD version of her new video for “High School”. The video features the Young Money boss, Lil Wayne, and YMCMB CEO Baby.
In the video Lil Wayne plays Nicki Minaj’s love interest and Baby is his partner in crime. Check out the cinematic video after the jump. Some great shots in there.
Afterwards, you can check out the interview Nicki Minaj did with MTV where she talks about the filming process, Lil Wayne and American Idol.
Watch the rest of the interview on MTV
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Qualmes – Get It (Prod. by Cam)
Qualmes – Get It (Prod. by Cam)
Pasadena artist, Qualmes, drops off his new song called “Get It”. Check out his ridiculous flow after the jump. Follow @Qualmes.
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